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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Inventors:
Frank A. Hunleth, Rockville, MD (US);
Daniel S. Simpkins, Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignee:
HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC., Rockville, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04812 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04806 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for navigating a pointer on a graphical user interface (GUI) includes the steps of: scrolling an input device to locate the pointer corresponding to the input device on a point of interest within the GUI, depressing an actuating button associated with the input device on the point of interest, obtaining a detailed view of the point of interest while centering the point of interest on the GUI and maintaining a position of the pointer on the point of interest.